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Father speaks about daughter's death during heat-stroke awareness event
Reginald McKinnon stands in a garden of photographs representing children who have died of hyperthermia when locked in hot cars. His 18-month-old daughter died after he forgot her in the back seat. He spoke about the tragedy during a news conference June 13.
Bensalem grandfather invents device to keep kids safe
The deaths of children in hot cars hit Russ Rusakov hard, especially when a 2-year-old boy died outside a day care center after being forgotten in a car in Penndel, not far from Rusakov’s home in Bensalem.
Heatstroke prevention tips for parents
Summer is here and as temperatures beginning to climb throughout the summer months, parents should be aware of the dangers of leaving your child unattended in your vehicle. Last year alone, there were two deaths in Oklahoma from child vehicular heatstroke death.
Vehicle Blind Zones
Family uses child’s driveway death to raise awareness
Smiling baby photos of 19-month-old Jack Pauly filled the picnic shelter Monday at Westbrook Park, where the boy’s little green boots, a plastic toy and teddy bear served as table centerpieces. They were bittersweet mementos of Jack’s short life, which ended April 17, 2011, hours after an accident in his family’s driveway.
